Carroll expected Sherman to apologize for outburst

Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll expected cornerback Richard Sherman to be a bit more apologetic when he took to the podium on Tuesday and was asked about his Thursday night rant that included shouting at Carroll and offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell.

Sherman had been upset at the play calling and decision to throw the ball at the one-yard line during the Seahawks’ 24-3 win over the Los Angels Rams

“I was a little surprised,” Carroll told reporters Thursday. “I just think that, like he said, you guys got after him pretty good and it got to him a little bit. He didn’t really get everything out that he maybe wanted to get out, in the way he wanted to. We’ve been together throughout the week to make sure that everything is in the right place for us.

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“We don’t do things right all the time, we make mistakes and we go too far and we have to correct, and that’s what we do around here.”

Carroll had met personally with Sherman last Friday to discuss his outburst during the game and the meeting had reportedly gone well. But when Sherman appeared at his press conference on Tuesday, he seemed ruffled by the questioning and verbally confronted a reporter afterwards, threatening to revoke his media credentials.

Carroll thought Sherman would have apologized for the incident.

“I thought he would, more than he did,” Carroll said. “That’s all I can say.”

No additional disciplinary action is expected for Sherman, and Carroll explained that the matter has already been handled in-house.

“We’re done with it right now,” Carroll said. “We’ve already taken care of it. Whatever we do, we do it inside internally and it’s been taken care of.”